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Giant Hairgrass Coexistence Guides

Giant Hairgrass is most often used background, so these coexistence guides focus on other plants that can share that space and care envelope without turning the scape into a maintenance fight.

PlacementBackground
LightModerate
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Water Violet

Hottonia palustris

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Bonsai Rotala

Rotala indica

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh

Dwarf Sagittaria

Sagittaria subulata

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerLow

Nair's Lagenandra

Lagenandra nairii

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Attached to hardscape
IntermediateModerate

Silver Lagenandra

Lagenandra thwaitesii

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Pearl Weed

Hemianthus micranthemoides

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Taiwan Moss

Taxiphyllum alternans

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Crypt

Cryptocoryne parva

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Long-leaf Aponogeton

Aponogeton longiplumulosus

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Ruffled Aponogeton

Aponogeton crispus

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Water Primrose

Ludwigia palustris

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Zipper Moss

Fissidens zippelianus

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Japanese Cress

Cardamine lyrata

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Mermaid Weed

Proserpinaca palustris

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh

Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Creeping Ludwigia

Ludwigia repens

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Green Lily

Nymphaea glandulifera

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Broadleaf Crinum

Crinum natans

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Broadleaf Sagittaria

Sagittaria latifolia

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Compact Aponogeton

Aponogeton ulvaceus

Grows Well Together
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Coral Pelia

Riccardia chamedryfolia

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Glosso

Glossostigma elatinoides

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
AdvancedHigh

Leopard Val

Vallisneria nana

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Needle Leaf Ludwigia

Ludwigia arcuata

Grows Well Together
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh